Anne Perry: A Christmas Escape (UK 2016)

From the Publisher:
Set in Italy in 1866, A Christmas Escape is Anne Perry's 13th festive Victorian novella.

December, 1866. Charles Latterly, Hester Monk's brother, travels to Italy to spend Christmas on the volcanic island of Stromboli. In his secluded mountain hotel a curious group of people has gathered, and Charles senses a brittle strain between some of his fellow guests as they visit the crater of the island's famous rumbling volcano.

While the guests prepare for Christmas, the volcano threatens to erupt, and they realise they must leave at once. As they plan their escape, with Charles thrust reluctantly into leading the group to shelter, one of their number is found dead. But if this is murder, there is a killer in their midst, and Charles must navigate a path to safety...

A Christmas Escape is the intriguing and dramatic new festive tale from the pen of Anne Perry, the master of Victorian crime.

Anne Perry: A Christmas Escape. Escaping to Stromboli for Christmas, Charles Letterly never expected to find himself in grave danger... Headline, ISBN: 9781472219503 (October, 2016), 165 p., £7.99.

Anne Perry: A Christmas Escape (USA 2015)

From the Publisher:
For countless readers, Christmastime means a delicious new holiday mystery from New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry. A Christmas Escape, her thirteenth noel to the season, transports us to the Mediterranean island of Stromboli for an unconventional Yuletide adventure -- and an unforgettable volcanic encounter.

Lonely Charles Latterly arrives at his small hotel hoping that the island's blue skies and gentle breezes will brighten his spirits. Unfortunately, there's no holiday cheer to be found among his fellow guests, who include a pompous novelist, a stuffy colonel, a dangerously ill-matched married couple, and an ailing old man. The one charming exception is orphaned teenager Candace Finbar, who takes Charles under her wing and introduces him to the island's beauty. But the tranquility of the holiday is swiftly disrupted by a violent quarrel, an unpleasant gentleman's shocking claims of being stalked, and the ominous stirrings of the local volcano. Then events take an even darker turn: A body is found, and Charles quickly realizes that the killer must be among the group of guests.

Captivating in its depiction of untamed nature in all its awesome power, and of the human heart in the throes of transformation, A Christmas Escape gifts readers with Anne Perry's talent for making the season brighter -- and more thrilling.

Anne Perry: A Christmas Escape. A Novel. Ballantine, ISBN: 9780553391411 (November, 2015), 176 p., $18.00, eBook $9.99.

Anne Perry: A Christmas Escape (UK 2015)

From the Publisher:
An Italian Christmas holiday on a dangerous island leads to murder in Anne Perry's 13th enthralling festive Victorian novella

Set in Italy in 1866, A Christmas Escape is Anne Perry's 13th festive Victorian novella.

December, 1866. Charles Latterly, Hester Monk's brother, travels to Italy to spend Christmas on the volcanic island of Stromboli. In his secluded mountain hotel a curious group of people has gathered, and Charles senses a brittle strain between some of his fellow guests as they visit the crater of the island's famous rumbling volcano.

While the guests prepare for Christmas, the volcano threatens to erupt, and they realise they must leave at once. As they plan their escape, with Charles thrust reluctantly into leading the group to shelter, one of their number is found dead. But if this is murder, there is a killer in their midst, and Charles must navigate a path to safety...

A Christmas Escape is the intriguing and dramatic new festive tale from the pen of Anne Perry, the master of Victorian crime.

Anne Perry: A Christmas Escape. Escaping to Stromboli for Christmas, Charles Letterly never expected to find himself in grave danger... Headline, ISBN: 9781472219510 (October, 2015), 160 p., £16.99.